Acing Vocabulary through

Root Words
Set 4
lut/ lug/ luv- to wash
Latin root word

Luto + LUT + LUV + LAUT (lut/ lug and LUV)

Lavare- means to WASH

LAUT has become LAUN (like in Laundry)

WASH , CLEAN, WASHING OF WATER AGAINST THE SHORE; FLOOD-

meanings
Louis XV the French King said

AFTER ME THE DELUGE

This French expression popularized the word DELUGE

Deluge since has meant flood

 Instagram
Neerja Raheja
ablution
Ab-away + lut- to wash

The act of washing yourself

abluent
Noun

A cleansing agent; a detergent

She uses vinegar as an abluent when she cleans the sink

There are usually several different abluents available in supermarkets

ablutomania
Noun

An obsessional preoccupation with cleanliness

Washing or bathing

Mental illness in which one is driven to repeat the same act such as washing
their hands over and over again
ablutophobia/ ablutophobe
Fear or hatred of showering or bathing

Constant refusal to wash

pollute
To contaminate

To make unclean

To foul
Antediluvian
Before the great flood
Lavage (LA- VAAGE)
Washing or bathing of an organ
lavabo
A wash basin fastened to a wall
lavandera
Washerwoman

laundress
lavatory
A place where one can wash

Wash room
Lavish- Adjective
Flowing like water

Luxurious

Extravagant, rich
Lavisher- NOUN
One who spends money and gives gifts freely
alluvium
Al- towards + luv- to wash

A deposit of sand, mud, etc formed by flowing water

deluge
De-away + lug- to wash

A sudden very heavy fall of rain

Flood

Downpour

Great flood
dilute
Make a liquid thinner by adding water or another liquid to it
lavatory
Lav- to wash + atory- place

A place where washing is done

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